Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$228,319

Total expenses

$155,266

Contributions and grants received

$228,319

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$155,949

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$155,949

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$96,257

Management and general expenses

$43,471

Fundraising expenses

$15,538

Program service expenses (Part III)

$96,257

Program services were 62.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2022

• MONTPIRG LEADERSHIP FUND CREATES POSITIVE, TANGIBLE CHANGE IN MONTANA MONTPIRG LEADERSHIP FUND IS DEDICATED TO TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CIVIC LEADERS THROUGH HANDS-ON ADVOCACY. WE TAKE ON THE IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING MONTANA INCLUDING PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT, ADVANCING CLEAN ENERGY, EMPOWERING YOUNG VOTERS, AND DEFENDING CONSUMER RIGHTS. IN 2022-2023, MONTPIRG LEADERSHIP FUND TRAINED DOZENS OF STUDENT LEADERS WHO WORKED TO DEFEND THE CLARK FORK RIVER BY CALLING FOR CLEAN UP AT THE SMURFIT STONE SITE, KNOCKED ON THOUSANDS OF DOORS TO TALK ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION IN GALLATIN COUNTY, AND EMPOWERED YOUTH VOTERS BY HELPING THEM REGISTER TO VOTE, EDUCATING THEM, AND TURNING THEM OUT TO PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS. VOTER ENGAGEMENT REGISTERING TO VOTE IS ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS TO BECOMING CIVICALLY ENGAGED AND, ACCORDINGLY, ONE OF MONTPIRG LEADERSHIP FUND'S MOST IMPORTANT GOALS IS ITS YEARLY VOTER REGISTRATION GOAL. EACH SEMESTER, OUR TEAMS WORK TO MAKE ACCESS TO REGISTERING TO VOTE AS EASY AND ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE. WORKING THROUGHOUT THE MISSOULA AND BOZEMAN COMMUNITIES, WE HELP THE THOUSANDS OF FREQUENTLY MOVING YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE AS MUCH OPPORTUNITY AS POSSIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE. BY DIRECTLY LINKING CANDIDATES WITH STUDENTS, MOBILIZING STUDENT VOTER TURNOUT, AND EQUIPPING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS EFFECTIVELY, WE FACILITATED INFORMED PARTICIPATION IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS. THROUGH ON-CAMPUS INFORMATIONAL EVENTS, CANDIDATE FORUMS, AND RALLIES, WE HELPED YOUNG FOLKS PREPARE TO CAST THEIR VOTES. WHILE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY SEEM DISTANT TO MANY YOUNG VOTERS, WE RECOGNIZE THAT LOCAL DECISION-MAKERS OFTEN HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT ON INDIVIDUALS' DAILY LIVES, MAKING IT IMPERATIVE TO CONNECT YOUNG AND FIRST-TIME VOTERS WITH THESE OFFCIALS TO AMPLIFY YOUTHFUL VOICES IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. IN 2022, MONTPIRG LEADERSHIP FUND ALSO ENGAGED MONTANANS ABOUT THE 2022 LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING PROCESS. WE PARTNERED WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEED FOR FAIR LEGISLATIVE MAPS THAT DO NOT TIP THE SCALES IN FAVOR OF ONE POLITICAL PARTY OR ANOTHER. WE HELD INFORMATION SESSIONS, MADE PHONE CALLS, AND TURNED OUT CITIZENS TO SPEAK OUT AT REGIONAL PUBLIC HEARINGS. IN ALL, WE INFORMED HUNDREDS OF MONTANANS ABOUT THIS CRITICAL PROCESS AND EMPOWERED DOZENS TO SPEAK UP FOR FAIR REPRESENTATION. STANDING UP FOR THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE SUMMER OF 2023, MONTPIRG LEADERSHIP FUND ENGAGED IN TWO DOOR-TO-DOOR CANVASSING EFFORTS. IN MISSOULA COUNTY, OUR TEAM SPOKE TO THEIR NEIGHBORS ABOUT THE TOXIC MESS LEFT AT THE SMURFIT STONE MILL SITE OUTSIDE OF FRENCHTOWN, MT. THE SITE CURRENTLY LEAKS TOXIC CHEMICALS INTO GROUNDWATER THAT FLOWS INTO THE RIVER WHILE OCCUPYING A HISTORIC FLOODPLAIN THAT LEAVES THE PLACE VULNERABLE TO CATASTROPHIC FLOODING. FOR OVER 50 YEARS, THE MILL GENERATED A STAGGERING AMOUNT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINING PCBS, DIOXINS, FURANS, AND HEAVY METALS. MUCH OF THAT WASTE IS STILL ONSITE STREWN ACROSS 1,000 ACRES RIGHT NEXT TO THE CLARK FORK RIVER. WE JOINED THE CLEAN SMURFIT NOW COALITION AND BEGAN COLLECTING COMMENT CARDS, HOSTING EVENTS, AND KNOCKING ON DOORS TO SPEAK TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THE NEED TO TAKE ACTION AND FINALLY GET SMURFIT STONE CLEANED UP. IN BOZEMAN, OUR FIELD CREW WENT DOOR-TO-DOOR TO HELP EDUCATE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THE NEED FOR SMART TRANSPORTATION GROWTH AND WATER CONSERVATION POLICIES IN GALLATIN COUNTY. WITH GALLATIN COUNTY CONTINUING TO BE ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING AREAS IN THE STATE, THE FEW SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER ARE BEING STRAINED TO A POINT OF CONCERN AND ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS LACKING. THROUGH THESE IN-PERSON CONNECTIONS, WE INFORMED THE PUBLIC ABOUT THESE CONCERNS, EDUCATED THEM ABOUT THE CREATION OF A NEW URBAN TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT, AND LEARNED ABOUT THEIR PRIORITIES. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AT THE CORE OF MONTPIRG LEADERSHIP FUND'S MISSION LIES A COMMITMENT TO LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. RECOGNIZING THE ROLE YOUNG LEADERS PLAY ACROSS SOCIETY, OUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO EMPOWER THESE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO ADVOCATE EFFECTIVELY FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS YEAR, WE CONDUCTED INTENSIVE TRAINING SESSIONS FOR COHORTS OF INTERNS IN BOZEMAN AND MISSOULA, FOCUSING ON A DIVERSE RANGE OF SKILLS SUCH AS FUNDRAISING, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING (INCLUDING DOOR KNOCKING AND PHONE CALLING), WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (INCLUDING LETTER WRITING), PUBLIC SPEAKING, EVENT COORDINATION, AND PEER-TO-PEER OUTREACH. IN ADDITION TO OUR INTERN PROGRAM, WE ACTIVELY ENGAGE VOLUNTEERS WHO COLLABORATE WITH INTERNS AND STAFF TO CULTIVATE THESE PROFICIENCIES AND DRIVE MEANINGFUL CHANGE. CRUCIALLY, PARTICIPANTS GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE BY ADDRESSING PRESSING PROJECTS AND ISSUES DIRECTLY IMPACTING BOTH THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AMPLIFYING THEIR IMPACT AND ENHANCING THEIR LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES. MEASURING OUR IMPACT MONTPIRG LEADERSHIP FUND KNOWS THAT CREATING CHANGE IS ONLY POSSIBLE BY SETTING TANGIBLE GOALS AND MEASURING YOUR PROGRESS. TOTAL VOTER REGISTRATION (FY 22-23) 2,044GOTV DOORS (2022) 1,317GOTV PHONE CALLS (2022) 25,506REDISTRICTING PHONE CALLS 25,482SUMMER CANVASS DOORS (2023) 15,489SMURFIT STONE SUPPORTERS IDENTIFIED (2023) 2,042

  Expenses $96,257

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• MONTANA PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP

  501(C)(4) · NON-PARTISAN CIVIG ENGAGEMENT · MT

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

13 May 2024

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202411349349304666

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